Al Jefferson finished with 34 points and Kemba Walker had 19 points and nine assists for the Bobcats, who held the Pacers to just 40.8 shooting from the field. Chris Douglas-Roberts and Josh McRoberts added 12 apiece, as six Bobcats players reached double figures in scoring in front of a crowd of 15,372.

The Pacers dropped their second straight game for as many times this season, as All-Star Paul George scored a season-low two points and shot a dismal zero-for-nine from the field.

George's previous low was eight points on two-of-14 shooting in a win over the Washington Wizards on Jan 10. Evan Turner came off the bench to score 22 points for Indiana, who still hold the NBA's best win-loss record at 46-15.

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